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Sergey Shkarlet (Photo: Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine via Facebook)
The Verkhovna Rada appointed and appointed by 226 votes. about. Minister of Education and Science Sergei Shkarlet for the post of Minister, despite the recommendations of the relevant committee.
On the eve of the Verkhovna Rada, the Education, Science and Innovation Committee refused to support Sergei Shkarlet’s candidacy for the post of Minister of Education.
On June 25, 2020 Shkarlet became and. about. Minister of Education, although the profile committee did not support his candidacy.
Recently, several organizations and unions wrote a letter to President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, urging him to facilitate the appointment of Shkarlet as Minister of Education. In particular, the former Minister of Education and Science Stanislav Nikolaenko, the Rector of the Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute Mikhail Zgurovsky and the former Rector of the Shevchenko National University Leonid Gubersky spoke in favor of this.
Subsequently, the scientific community and public organizations wrote two letters against the appointment of Shkarlet. One of them has already been signed by more than 300 scientists.
What is known about Sergei Shkarlet
Shkarlet – Doctor of Economics, Professor, Honorary Worker of Science and Technology of Ukraine. Since May 2010, he served as rector of the Chernihiv National Technological University.
He is criticized for supporting the Party of Regions and having links with former Education Minister Dmitry Tabachnik in the Mykola Azarov government. In 2013, Tabachnyk presented Shkarlet with the badge and certificate of Honorary Worker of Science and Technology of Ukraine.
Shkarlet is also accused of plagiarism in his scientific works. On September 11, the Ethics Committee of the National Agency for Quality Assurance in Higher Education confirmed plagiarism in three works by acting Minister of Education.
Shkarlet explained that scientific articles found to be plagiarized were written in collaboration with other scientists or only under their editing.
Shkarlet is also blamed for the failure of the start of the school year amid the coronavirus pandemic. On September 1, a protest rally was held under the Cabinet of Ministers building demanding his resignation.
